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Capri pants have “befouled the landscape for way too long,” and it’s time for you to stop laboring under the illusion that they look attractive, says Ellen Warren. “They make your legs look shorter—and stumpy. Who wants that?” she writes in the Chicago Tribune. In case you’re still not convinced, allow her to debunk three common justifications given for wearing capris:

They cover more than shorts: Yes, but they also “hit your legs in the wrong place, making them look fatter and shorter—and your rear look bigger, too.” Try full-length lightweight linen or cotton pants instead.

They’re cooler than pants: “What, your ankles are hottest part of your body? You'll be just as cool in slacks or cropped pants that hit just at the ankle bone. Why call attention to hefty calves and thick ankles aka ‘cankles’?”

me thinks ms. ellen warren is projecting. what exactly is her beef? that she has, herself, has unattractive 'calves'. shorter stumpy legs?, sorry ms. warren, you are fighting a losing war here. pants in 90 degree weather, crankles? shut the effff up. long pants, ankle tickling long pants to hide "crankles" what a freakin dweeb.

MelanieA

Jul 25, 2010 11:51 PM CDT

Spin on it bitch! I love my Capri's or clam diggers..... really and I see from other women that they don't care either. If you want to bitch attack the idiots what walk around it jeans down to the bottom of there asses the men that think it looks cool.. They look stupid like they don't know how to dress.

Fatquah

Jul 25, 2010 11:44 PM CDT

What's amazing is how many women are really so insecure they'll now be afraid to wear them just because of this stupid nonsense.